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Tsunami Warning Services for the Pacific Northwest

Tsunami Warning Services for the Pacific Northwest. October 11, 2007. Paul Whitmore; Director – NOAA/West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center. Tsunami Warning Systems. A Tsunami Warning System: Tsunami Warning Centers Data Acquisition Data Analysis and Forecasting Message Dissemination

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Tsunami Warning Services for the Pacific Northwest

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  1. Tsunami Warning Services for the Pacific Northwest October 11, 2007 Paul Whitmore; Director – NOAA/West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center

  2. Tsunami Warning Systems • A Tsunami Warning System: • Tsunami Warning Centers • Data Acquisition • Data Analysis and Forecasting • Message Dissemination • Communications • NOAA Weather Wire • Global Telecom System • National Warning System • Emergency Response Orgs. • Carry out evacuations • Prepare Communities

  3. Tsunami Warning Systems

  4. NOAA Tsunami Warning Centers

  5. Tsunami Warning CenterSeismic Data Acquisition • 250+ Seismic Stations recorded at center • USGS, University, Global, and NOAA networks • Pacific NW network improved in late ’90s as part of NTHMP

  6. Tsunami Warning CenterSea Level Data Acquisition • 400+ Sea Level Sites recorded at center • Most NOAA or international • Coastal and DART • Network improved greatly post-2004 Tsunami

  7. Tsunami Warning Center Response Time • Dropped to < 5 minutes in FY ’07 • Decrease due to: • Observational Net Improvements • Enhanced processing • 24/7 staffing

  8. Pacific Northwest Tsunami Threat • Local – tens of minutes: • Cascadia • Landslide generation • Secondary faults • Regional – about one hour • Cascadia segment • Distant – several hours away • Alaska • NW Pacific • South America

  9. Typical Event Timeline – 1(Local Event) • 0 sec Earthquake • 30 sec Alarms • 1 min First location • 3 min Magnitude (large event) • 4 min Analyst review • 5 min Warning issued

  10. Typical Event Timeline – 2(Local Event) • 0 sec Earthquake • 30 sec Alarms • 1 min First location • 3 min Magnitude (large event) • 4 min Analyst review • 5 min Warning issued

  11. Typical Event Timeline - 2 • 5-10 min Verify receipt • 10-30 min Further Seismic Analysis • 10+ min Monitor Sea Level • 30+ min Forecast • Every 30’ Update Message

  12. Tsunami Forecasting

  13. Mw 8.4 Mw 7.9 First inversion Mw 7.9 joint inversion NOAA – SIFT Tsunami Forecast

  14. Message Dissemination

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